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JJ Ll' IH IMTNGTON FREE PRESS : THURSDAY. JULY 27, 1005. CROWDS UPON CROWDS ! CROWDS UPON CROWDS ! Such is the simpliest fitting expression language can produce to describe a Sale Opcnin g so vastly successful in every business sense as that of the American Clothing Red which opened Saturday, July 22d, and throbbed and throve continuously throughout the day like a surging sea in stormy tumult. And small wonder that Saturday's mul titudes, with their buying appetites thoroughly whetted with witness of the Tremen dous Bargains secured by friends of the first day. Crowds fairly carried the big store, with its host of salesfolks off bodily, as thronging, they pushed in thousands to secure attention. Women's Beautiftil Suits, worth uo to Men's Fine Hand at Women's Shirt Waists and Shirt Waist Suits fairly given away by a mercantile estab lishment of 20 years' standing in the community. Was anything like it ever before heard or seen in Burlington 1 This week will be a continuous repetition of last week's opening offerings almost beyond human belief but true as the eternal hills. Broken lots price cut still deeper this week. Be early. T Rll3 46 cknowledf(cd Largest VaJue-Giving Department Store. 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 Church St., Burlington, Vt. A. LIFE OF TRAGEDY CAREER OF BOWIE, INVENTOR OF THE FAMOUS KNIFE. The Original Weapon Warn Mad From a File, and With It It. Owner , Killed Sixteen Men-Ill. Pinal Fight at the Alamo, Where lie Died. There tire men who seem especially created to fill a certain place In the affairs of their time. This has been particularly tropin American history. The man that in the storm and stress of the period was most needed has al ways come to the fpre at the supreme moment. If ever this was demonstrat ed by circumstances It was in the curly history of the Texas republic, that storm bora state evoked from the rev olution of 1880. In his remarks concerninp the early history of Texas that President Mc Kinley made on one of his tours he re ferred most felicitously, though brief ily. to the four men who under Provi dence had been most prominent in the early days, when the greatest state in the Union in the matter of territory was a young and struggling republic Houston, Travis. Crockett and Bowie. 'He spoke on classic ground, too, for it was at the Alamo, where he then atood, that three of the four crowned with their lives their devotion to the young state, whose foundations they ad laid deep with the seal of their blood. Of this group of heroes, as worthy of place In song' or story as any who so gallantly died under shield before Troy, the least known oftttem all and yet in many respect , the, greatest was James Bowie, famous I only try reason of tbe world renowned katfe called by bis nam. A few words .touching tils an ceetry say not be out of place. He was net from Maryland, as has been so often stated, but wee bou in Burke county, Oa., In 1190. In 1802 bis fa Irher emiamted to Lontriana. That catostry waa tten still under French domination. There bad been large tracts of land granted by the French crown in the territory named for tiouia Xrv.,;tDd one of these, in the parish of Catatonia, was acquired iby the elOer Bowio. He was a man of substance, owateg nearly. 100 staves. He soon bad Ms estate wI opened out and was growing superb crops of cot ton and corn. Bis son Janes tie eent 'first to a faasoos private school at Hatches, Mies., and afterward to the Jesuit college then located nt New Orleans. James Bowie, in 1837, was challeng ed to a duel with H orris Wright. The pocket pistols of that day were uncer tain. It was long before the percua si on cap bad been brovgbt into com mon use, and the Mntlock arm was the only firearm known. It was liable to I miss Are Jast when It ougnt not to. Bowie determined to rely npon a knife be bad cansed to.be made for Just such a continjenoy. He had taken a four teen inch long Die, such as waa then used to sharpen crosscat saws and the upright saws used for towing, out planks from togs. He had the file narks carernlly.rod eat the file and the smooth piece of steel stfflfaHy re duced by the grindstone until it was about the thickness and wesgat be de sired. Then he took it to a Spaniard la New Orleans kaewn as MP4rol the sklMed carttar." a seen who had learned his art la Toteae, where the Onset sword blades la ail Spain ware forged. He tempered tad ftalahed the knife, fitted It with a cwasvlsus and haft. When tt was deae Jaases Bewie had a weapon "it to Dfbt for a man's life with," as be said to Oovemer Wells. It was beautlfaHy balanced, and the artist had kellow ground it like a rasor, with a doable edge for three or four laches from the point. The knife was fitted with a wooden 46 Department Stores, All Sttk arid-Scotch Fabric Tailor-made $ A OA $15. for j't.OV Tailored Suits in select patterns scabbard, covered avlth leather, nna was sharp enough to ftbnvre the hair off the back of onea band. This was the original Bowie knife, though It was somewhat modified subsequently in shape. Bowie, while a student at New Orleans, had studied other things bestdea the humanities, as the dead languages of Oreeco and Rome were then called. By accident he found in his fencing master a man who could not only use the sword, but was a master in the use of the cuchlllo, the Spanish fighting knife, a weapon not unlike the bowic. Our young stu dent entered enthusiastically Into tbe training and science of old Spain In that nation's once national weapon. And so be was math better equipped for the deadly fight that was so near at band. Notches island, where the fight was to be, was midway between the Lou isiana and tyfiasisBippi shores of the great Father of Waters. Therefore it was a favorite meeting place for gen. tlemen who bad to adjust affairs that might hare a fatal ending, as the au thorities of neither state could inter fere. "I stayed all night with James Bowie," said a friend of his, who died In bis ninetieth year. "On the night before the fight was to take place I never saw a man sleep more soundly than be did nor eat a better breakfast the next morning." It was understood that each of the principals should have but one friend, and certainty not more than two, on the ground. But Mr. Wright had five or sis present. The fight began with the pistols. One of Bowie's missed lire, while both of Wright's bullets took effect upon bis antagonist. Thinking he bad Bowie at bis mercy, Norrls Wright sprang upon him. In a moment Bowie had drawn his dead ly knife, and, though two or three of Wright s friends were shooting at hliu and 'bitting blm, too, Bowie made one awful slash at Wright's neck. The keen steel hit into the very neck bone. The blood shot out over Bowie, and Norrls Wright was dead before he touched the ground. Seriously wounded himself, It wob for some time a very doubtful question whether or not be would over get well. But youths a temperate life and an ex cellent caaatlrutlon finally brought him around, and In a year from that time be killed General (Croln ;wlth the same knlfo he bad used in bis first encoun ter. "The knife doesn't njlw fire," he said to an(lntlmate friend, Mr. Bynum of tbo parish', of Rapides, "the pistol does." This,. of course, was long be fore the perfection of the percussion cap or the invention of the revolver. James Bowie svas engaged In the pur chase and contest of claims for great tracts of .lands that .bad 'been-grants made by tho French crown. When Louisiana was ceded to the United States and finally became a state, there was a good deal of trouble on this ac count over some of tho titles of land along the Red 'river and its tributa ries. A man often ba&ito fight for his plantation, as frequently , he would not give it upto somebody with an old French or' Spanish: grant It was In these contests that James Bowie did moat of his1 killing. 4 He bad sixteen lives on his batfds from the use of that one Moody knife. jAtfter maci consid eration he hsdVimsde, a knife that has been the model and pattern for all the real bowie knlves'thst bsve ever bad the sanction of their .originator. In 1836 Bowie '"sold his Louisiana property and went to Texas. The Lono Star State - was in the throes of a bloody i revolution. The gallant resist ance of theTexans so exasperated Gen eral Santa Anna, who was chief In com mand of the Mexican forces, that be swore he would tske,no moro prison ers. When Bowie arrived in Texas and offered his services to the young re public be was at once made a colonei of riflemen la the army of Texas. In Jsnuary, 1830, Colonel Bowie was ordered to San Antonio de Bexar to Company s $3.40 to ORslst in holding Hint plnre against Bantn Anna's oomlnp: forces. The slojro ran along until Mnrrh, when San An tonio, trusting in the pledged word of honor of Santn Annn. with a starved out garrison, surrendered. A general mnssncre took plnce. Travis, Crockett and Bowie were murdered In cold blood, n stain on General Anna's mem ory that time can never hint out. Colo nel Bowie was hadly wounded three times and was in n room of the main work of the place called the Alamo. He opposed the surrender as long as was possible. He was lylnff on Ills bed when he heard the triumphant Mexicans com ing in. It was the first hint lie had had of the surreuder. He knew that his life was ended. He could, however, move about a little. The instant the Mexicans came into the room they be gan shooting at him. Ho grasped his knife and leaped among them like an enraged tlser, and when the firing end ed six of Ills enemies had crned tho Styx with .laniei ltowle anjl uone with him to the shades. Houston l'ost. Debtor. Yrr.rKrVcn. 1S0C.- Rejoicing.- On Monday even ing, In consequence of the insolveut debtors' bill having received I he royal assent, the klncj's bench prKon was Il luminated and the debtors testified their gratitude to the legislature and the noble lord (Holland) who brought forward the bill for their relief with every demonstration of Joy. Immedi ately after the gates of the prison were shut (10 o'clock) Mr. Kmmerton, one of the turnkeys, being universally re spected for his attention and civility in the line of his duty to tho unfortu nate confined, was carried three times round the building, preceded by flags and colors flying, accompanied by the loudest shouts of applause and appro bation of his general conduct. And Mrs. Emmerton, from whom the more distressed have so repeatedly from her humanity and benevolence found re lief, bad tbo pleasure of hearing her name mentioned with every expression of esteem. Many loyal toasts were given suitable to the occoslon, and tho evening passed with the utmost possi ble hilarity and Joy.- Reprint of July 23, 1806, In I,ondon Globe. The Valvar Restaurant Habit. Restaurant hospitality Is a remarka ble feature of the tiroes, and many is the weary housewife who blesses the arrangement. It lifts from her all wor ry and trouble and Rives her as good a chance of enjoyment as any of her guests. Tbe very popularity of this form of entertaining, however, con stitutes excellent photographs of mod ern society. The first thing that strikes one on entering is tbe babel of voices. Hvery one screams. Women Who should be and ostensibly are so ciety leaders yell their remarks. It ts not unusual to sen crossed knees, el bows on table aud cigarettes when the meal is over. To a certain extent, per haps, these things are due to our cous ins, who hare a very large continent to be American in, but whoso infec tious high spirits are, on Kipling's "Is land nine by seven," a little overpow ering in their expression. London Critic. Preaeteaer. Ha was a cornet soloist, Indeed, bnl oy ne-means wwum. "Uastcal proficiency," said be, "Is a antler of give and take." MHh7 Give and take whatr "Pains," he said, illustrating his no tion by running a few scales. Puck. Jmmt Loabtag, "Did you say your husband was out looking for work?" "No, I WNsVe he's out looking at work. Tbere'are.soaje men digging a cellar down at 'the corner, and he doesn't seem able to get any farther." Philadelphia Press, fA f7 Cfl IU $I.JJ. $10.40. OF GEJVIUS Original. My aunt, ivlt.l) whom I wont to live npon the death of my father, had been very unfortunate in her marriage. This had made her bitter ngalnst matrimo ny, and she became possessed with the idea of preventing my ever taking n husband. lirforn I had lived with her six months written agreement had been made between us that 1 was to Inherit all her property on condition of always remaining unmarried. Oth erwise It would go to her brothers unil sisters. Till I met Oscar Merrinm I thought little of my agreement. Oscar was Just the fellow to win a girl's heart. A cheerful, reckless disposition, a deli cious smile, a hopeful, Impractical nature- thee were his traits, and they were Just the traits to make me love him beyond measure. My love affair nearly drove mo wild. My infatuation for Oscar did not ren der nie blind to the fact that he was visionary and impractical. On the one hand was every comfort without him; on the other every privation with him, His influence over me was sufficient to induce me to consent to a secret mar riage. 1 was not dishonest enough to accept my nuut's fortune, falling to ful fill my part of the contract: indeed, by marriage I gave up my rights. I hoped for some occurrence to change the con ditions, but the conditions grow more and moro stringent. My aunt, who had received a nervous shook at the time of her husband's death, fell Into a mon omania on tho subject of opposition to marriage and never ceased to remind mo of my agreement. At lust she be amo so demented that her physicians lent her to a sanitarium. After a few months' medical treat nent her mental condition was luucli mproved, but she died suddenly of meunionla, 1 was In crent perplexity, for my igrcomont with her still stood, and 1 had broken It. When tho will was opened, what was tny surprise to learn that my aunt had left me her fortune on condition that I marry within eight een months afterhor death! When she hud recovered a better mental condi tion she was horrified to think of my being unprotected and that she had fostered what she now dreaded. I con sulted lawyers, who agreed that the terms of the wll) required me to be married within n specified time after my aunt's death. A marriage before or after this period would not fulfill the conditions. I wrote Oscar, who was at the time In Washington endeav oring to Mvuro a patent. 1 heard nothing from him for several days. Then lie wrote me, frankly con fessing that he only married me as an heiress and had no use for me poor. For several days after this shock 1 was frantic. Then I was buoyed up by anger. Upon, consultation with ray lawyer he advised mo to begin divorce proceedings at once, and If It could bo secured within tho period designated In the will I might marry again before tho tlmo stipulated In tbe will should expire and secure tho property. I was still so Infatuated with my husband, loved Mm so dearly, that I hesitated. Then my anger prevailed. I would he rich, and he should see me living In luxury while he was burled In poverty and .bis patent rights. Proceedings were commenced at once, and I was not surprised when Oscar failed to niBko any answer to my charge, which was desertion. My attorney worked bard to expedite matters, but despite bis energy the law's delay did not ad mit of my securing my decree with permission to marry till a few days before the expiration of tbe limit of time. Tbo great burden that rested upon me was tho matter of a husband. In the fl;st place, I was still In mv heart foolish enough to lovo the man who had so basely deserted me. Tho adage, "Hell hath no fury llko n woman scorned," did not apply to me. Mar riage with another was so repulsive to me that I seriously considered, after nil, giving up tho fortune and living without the matrimonial yoke. But no one especially a woman likes to give up a fortune and live alone at tho same tlmo. When my lawyer remind ed mo that beforo noon on tho follow ing day I must be wedded or my rights would be forfeited I had no preference whatever for any man. In despair I told my attorney to suggest some one. He promised to produce o friend who, he said, had known me and been my lover for n long while. I did not care for any except, one man's love, but I considered this nn advantage and con sented to tho Introduction. Though tho tlmo was short my at torney did not hurry, nnd It was 0 o'clock on the evening beforo the ex piration of tho time limit when the doorbell rang and I knew I was to Inspect tho candidate. So disagree able was the matter to mo that when the two men onmo Into the drawing room I could not refrain from turning my hack. There was a quick step be hind me, nnd a pair of nrms clasped me. I turned. Indignant, and thero was Oscar looking down on me with that same old entrancing smile. Then It came out that the whole af fair was a ruse of his to fulfill the conditions of the will. Wo wore married the pa mo evening, nnd the next day I claimed and even lually received my fortune. My hus band Is the same delightful, extrava gant, generous. Impractical man as of yore. Ho has never made a dollar, but hn saved a fortune, so it doesn't matter. Indeed, I consider his method of fulfilling tho conditions of my aunt's will o stroke of gonitis for had those Interested boon able to prove collusion they would have defeated the plan and taken the property. LENA M. BROOKS. dAIHINU AND HEALTH. BenefltN to Itprlrrd From CoM Wnlfr antl Itnbtttns. A cold bath wo might as well get at the straight of the thing Is not really a matter of cleanliness so much as a matter of getting the skin livened up and tho capillaries and veins next to tho surface full of blood. Ice cold water or scalding hot water will do that, but tepid water--no. no! Tho skin is almost exactly tho same kind of nn excreting organ as the lungs. Tho same products seep through the pores as nre carried oft in the breath, and the air purifies tho blood In the same way. Rut the great er part of tho skin is smothered up In clothes day and night. What tho cold water of the bath dissolves is matter well away. And tho rubbing dry is pretty vigorous exorcise if you want to know. Any rubbing is hound to push tho blood along toward the heart and help the circulation, because thero ore valves In the veins which prevent the blood from going in any other di rection than toward the heart. What ever loose flakes of outer cuticle are rubbed off wo needn't worry about; plenty more where they came from. Tho extra food tho Increased appetite demands will make good that trifling loss.- Eugene Wood in Everybody's Magazine. DntterfllfN anil Mothn. Though butterflies and moths ore found widely distributed all over the globe they are by far most abundant in the tropics. For instance, Brazil can show to tho collector not less than 700 different species within au hour's walk of Para. There are not half as many In all Europe. In Rrltnln there are (57 species, and In all Europe thero are 300 different kinds. They are fouud as far north ns Spitsbergen, on tho Alps to a height of 9,000 feet and on the Andes up to 18,000 feet. As there are some 200,000 species It is easy to see why butterfly hunters are groat travelers. The Value of Salt. Resides being such an essential part of culinary art. salt has many other uses perhaps not generally known. Salt cleanses the palato nnd furred tongue, and a garglo of salt and water Is often efficacious. A pinch of salt on the tongue, followed ton minutes after by a drink of cold water, often cures a sick headache. Salt hardens the gums, makes the teeth white and sweetens the breath. Salted water and alcohol in solution should be used for rubbing wenk ankles. Salt used dry in the same manner as snuff will do much to relieve colds, hay fever, etc. Salt In warm water If used for bathing tired ycs will be found very refresh ing. Salt and water will stop hemor rhage from tooth pulling. Town Where Pari la Free, "Go to Lynn if you want free fuel," said a Bostonian. "You can got in Lynn the best wood in tbe world for nothing. "The town of Lynn is full of enor mous and magnificent shoe factories. These factories, in order to keep their product fashionable and correct, change their lasts every, season. Thus, as soon as a season is over, thousands of lasts become worthless except for burning. "Tbe manufacturers might sell the lasts, but for some reason or other they don't do this. They give them awny. And the Lynn people appreciate this generosity. At any time it Is possible in their beautiful town to see a Lynn man with a grateful look on his face taking home a load of lasts In a cart "Tho lasts make ndmlrablo fires. Tho good bard wood in them gets red hot and burns with a great glow of heat for a long time, like coal. Tho only trouble is their shape. They look, you know, like feet. To see them flaming in a fireplace gives a stranger a shock at first. He wondera U he has hap pened in upon tbe end or a cremation," New Tork Telegram. Dr. AMotf a Own Hoar. Tbe Rev, Dr. Lyman Abbott la a firm believer in tbe value of regular noun of rest In tbe daytime. Recently in ad dressing a group of theological st dents be said It bas been bis proof -e for years to set aside tbo hour af'cr the midday meal as exclusively his own, when he is not to be disturbed "unless tbe bouse is on fire and tho P-e bas reached tbe second story." Then he Is free to dip Into poetry or rest and meditato with folded l-aiuJ., as bo may choose. I THE $ Voting Contest The FREE PRESS Will Send Three Young People to College for Four Years And Will. Provide a Full Year's Course in a BUSINESS COLLEGE For Seven Others Our readers will select the fortunate ten by the same methods as used in our very successful voting contest of last year. Earn a College Education To the I htco young people .soon ruin the largest vote in THK KHKK Hi ESS KDUCA TIOXAL CONTEST there will c riven an opportunity to H'onre a lour years coiiefjo ourse. The successful eamli lales will select from three col leges. University of Vermont. Middlebury College. College pf The Holy Cross. All three candidates may choose the same college, but the choice is limited to these three educational institutions nnd the successful candidate must meet the entrance requirements bu- tore admission. Students in Preparatory Schools will be interested in this contest. For any success ful candidate not fitted to enter college this year the opportu nity will be kept open until he is litted. Young Men and Y01111& Women if good character and residents of Vermont may coninetn on equal terms for these scholar- lnps. At the 1'niversitv of Ver mont and at .Middleburv Col lege the FJiHE PRESS will of- icr tuition, college fees and room for the four years' course. At the College of the Holv Cross board and washing are also included. Young women are accented at both Vermont colleges, but not at Holy Cross. Conditions : The urlpli'tils of Uhm- prizes nre lu be M'loL'lid by ballot. Oui.Uiil.'iU'.s must rtMiie in" Ylic pic-ei-ribril localities. A ballot is prinlrrl in r.uli Ismip on pape 2. Kuril ballot imis-t l)f r.ihl with in srvrii ilays ot the il.iy il is print rcl mill will be conntrd as olio votu for tlio uno named on it. Coupons must be sent clltert to this olllru prepaid and tip- number con tain! d in each pii'U.iKe should bo plainly marked on the wnpper. .Special ballots arc provided to carry additional votlns value aceoidmc to amount paid and Icniali of subscrip tion. Any prote.it acalnst Hie ellKllilllly it any candidate will not be considered If votes have been east for said can didate for a period of thiily (l!0j dajp or longer. In the event of a lie both will be given the prize. Any sneecsiful candidate shall have tho risht to n ini2 a proxy, subject to our approval. No student now In rollrqe can com pete, Scholarships In the Medical Collrsc of I'. V. M. are not included. If only one salisf.n torily active, candidate is voted for In any of the seven districts entitled to one Hu Iness Scholarship ea. h. wo reserve tho riKht to withdraw the offer for such district. Give Young People a Chance! You must know some deserving young man or young woman. Give such a one a lift. The earlier one enters the contest the easier it will be to win Nominate to-day. The Nomination Coupon is good for 500 votes if mailed or cast this week. Is IE PRESS I Tuition at a Business College To seven ambitious young people who wish to (it. them selves for business life the FREE PRESS offers seven free scholarships, rach good for a full year's tuition. The suc cessful candidate may choose the full course of either The Burlington Business College Off The Vermont Business College For this part of the contest wo have divided our field into seven districts as follows: 1. The City of Burlington. 12. Chittenden County, ex cluding Burlington. U. Addison County. 1. firand Isle County f). Franklin County. li. Lamoille County, 7. Other parts of Vermont outside the iivc counties men tioned above. Jn each of these districts om person, a young man or a young woman, will be chosen by our readers. Such person must be a resident of the dis trict. Valus of Special Coupons Single Ballots Cut Frora Daily . or Weekly Free Prew, On Vote. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO WEITKLY FHKE PRESS. Six months, 50 cents a Special Cou pon of J.) votes One year, $1 r-a Special Coupon f Vfl votes SUESCIUPTIONS TO DAILY FRK I'ltKSS. One month .V'cSpccl.- Coupon of Ui Two :oi Three Four I'ivo Six Seven KiKht Nlre Ten l-;ieven Twelve. Ol 5.VI 70 1 ?fhj 110 10 il 1T.V1 V..") t:.M f 3 rtl l.n'l 51 10 14 Ml $5 no i SO J-i.cn ONLY PAID-IN'-APVANCK SUB SCRIPTIONS COUNT. All arrears mut be paid up in ful before such coupons ran be rlairiid. ns Uio special votes are Riven only with paid-ln-advancn subscriptions '1 he.se coupons will ho sent iy mail or ulven when payment Is made to us or our .iReuts. 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